Lots of action down in Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby.
All posts by Paul Cipywnyk
Choco and Yumi Capture the SPCA’s ‘Ask Me About My Cats’
Our SPCA adult rescue Choco with Yumi — we got Choco from the Burnaby SPCA in August 2005.
I just went upstairs to get a drink and there they were, with Yumi wearing her SPCA “Ask Me About My Cat(s)” T-shirt
Barred Owl Chows Down on Mole in SE Burnaby
We heard a Barred Owl call during our afternoon walk in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby. We looked for it, and eventually spotted it high in a tree. It sat there staring at us, while we stood there enjoying its beauty for several minutes.
We then realized it had caught a mole, and it began to nonchalantly shred and eat it as we watched. We didn’t hang around as we didn’t want to potentially disturb the owl’s meal.
A nature show right in “our backyard!”
Unfortunately I got only a few usable shots out of about a hundred taken with my pocket Canon 720HS. I was hand-holding at max 40X optical zoom, and had the ISO boosted to 1600, both factors limiting image quality.
Here’s a wide shot to show how high up it was.
Welcoming New Hiking Boots
I’m a rambling man. . .
An early birthday present. Vibram soles, breathable uppers.
Thank you my darling wife!
Dunno how many pairs of hiking boots I’ve worn out over the decades, ranging from traditional full leather to modern weird stuff.
These seem to be a nice balance of tried-and-true soles and moderately high-tech uppers.
FraserFest 2017 Events
Check out FraserFest 2017 Events!
FraserFEST 2017 celebrates our watersheds with a series of river adventures and wild salmon feasts in communities along the Fraser River.
Yeasty Spirits
That roller coaster of emotions as you’re 9/10 of the way through the bread recipe and you discover you have about 1/3 of a teaspoon of yeast.
Grumble grumble, not wanting to go to the store for one stupid little jar of yeast.
Check the cupboards.
A brand-spanking new jar of yeast!
My spirits, er, rose. . .
: -)
Mundy Park Ramble
Yumi and I headed out to Mundy Park in Coquitlam today. We’d never been there before, and spent a few hours enjoying the trails, woods, and ponds.
Now that’s a stump!
Trees are slowly devouring trail flashes
Metro Vancouver Parks Belcarra Beach Seine Great Fun
Yumi and I enjoyed a beach seine today at Belcarra Regional Park. Excellent presentations by Douglas Swanston of Seacology.
Cat Gets in on Turtle’s New Sunning Box
I built a sunning box for our slider Midori so she can be safely left out on the balcony for periods of basking, which is essential to turtle health. Choco the Cat got into the action, too, but didn’t last too long in the heat.
Note: While we love Midori, and have cared for her for 24 years, we do NOT recommend turtles as pets. Some reasons here in a post on my old blog.
Edmonds City Fair 2017
I was the event photographer at the Edmonds City Fair again this year. I took over 2,000 shots and have winnowed those down to just over 200 in this Flickr album.
